Crushed by a Train on Davenport Bridge
An accident on the Davenport rail bridge near Front Street left brakeman Erastus Sparrowgrove likely to lose both legs and possibly his life. A broken coffling pin caused cars to run together as he dangled from a ladder and clung to a coupling pin, saving the car from derailment but suffering severe injuries. He was moved to Mercy hospital after first aid at the depot. Sparrowgrove, with a wife and three children in Brooklyn, New York, faces grim prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Front Street
Erastus Sparrowgrove
Sparrowgrove
Peck
Mercy Hospital
Brootlyn
Lows
Swedish Baptist church concert to aid new building
The Swedish Baptist church choir with the Rock Island Swedish choir will give a concert next Saturday evening December 6 at the church corner Sixth Avenue and Thirteenth Street. Nora Olson of Rock Island presides at the piano with a program of solos duets and quartets. Admission is 25 cents and tickets are available at Swanson & Co grocery or at the door. Concert begins at 7 30 o clock. Lindstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedish Baptist Church
Sixth Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Nora Olson
Rock Island
Wennerberg
Nora
Nelly Olson
Insolvent Davenport Dry Goods House Placed Under Receiver
Creditors petitioned in Davenport requesting a receiver for H Deutch dry goods at 111 Second Street. A. R. Dixon named receiver as the store closed. assets to be invoiced and sold to satisfy claims totaling over 15 000 with notes due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Deutch
Second Street
Davenport
The
A. R. Dixon
Samuel Schwartz
Max Rothchild
Morris
Comat
Seigle & Bro
Isaac Comet
Ciizens National Bank of
Neck-tie Sociable at Manu Lodge 485
The neck-tie sociable hosted by Manu Manufacturer's Lodge No. 485 I. C. C. F. Wednesday night sold about sixty tickets for supper. Mr. C. Brown showcased lantern views from Lawartville and the playful tie auction sparked lively fun among partners. The event featured retreatments, music, and lively attendance, creating an enjoyable evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. C. Brown
Lawartville
Funeral Services Held At Gustaf Adolf Church
Funeral took place this afternoon from Gustaf Adolf church with Rev Nelson of the Swedish M E church conducting after Rev F M Johnson of Chicago could not arrive due to a summons to Minneapolis. The body was interred at Riverside cemetery as mourners gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustaf Adolf
F M. Johnson
Chicago
Minneapolis
Nelson
M. E. Church
Riverside Cemetery
Wanted: sensible girls seek worthy young men in Moline
A 19th century appeal asks for brain and muscle from young men, praising modest, well mannered suitors over flashy showoffs. It contrasts old fashioned good conduct with modern vanity, urging men to prove merit by responsibility and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Mioline
Last Chance to Buy Gov Land at $125 Per Acre
P W Wilcox, who has located many claims for Moline citizens, will be in town Thursday and Friday to make land locations. The present Congress will repeal the preemption and timber culture acts, so Luis Valley buyers should act now before the land is gone. Call and see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Valley
Congress
P. W. Wilcox
Moline
Manufacturers lodge officers elected for 1885 term
The lodge elected P C. dbimmons as noble grand Thos Cav erly as secretary Sam Kennedy as permanent secretary and G Griffin as treasurer. Installation will occur the first Tuesday evening after January 1 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers Lodge
P C. Dbimmons
Noble
Thos, Caverly
Sam Kennedy
G. Griffin
Bound Over in Rock Island Assault Case
The case of Michael Curkern Charles Gray Frank Curley and John K R Evans charged with assaulting Linnie Mead and Tiny Blomquist with intent to rape was concluded before Magistrate Cropper. The four defendants were held in 500 bond each to the January grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Curkern
Charles Gray
Frank Curley
John KR. Evans
Linnie Mead
Tiny Blomquist
Rock Island
Cropper
Funeral for Alfred Lundquist at Swedish Lutheran Church
Funeral services for Alfred Lundquist were held Wednesday at the Swedish Lutheran Church in connection with Minnie Johnsons service. Rev. O P Rydholm led the rites before the body was interred at Riverside Cemetery. He leaves parents and several siblings in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lundquist
Swedish Lutheran Church
Minnie Johnson
O. P. Rydholm
Riverside Cemetery
Peck-tie Sociable Planned by Manufacturer’s Lodge 485
The Manufacturer’s Lodge No. 485 hosts a peck-tie sociable Wednesday in Masonic hall above the post office. The committee promises a general good time with features including a magic lantern show of views in Switzerland Paris and the far west. Admission ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Switzerland
Paris
Rabbits by Rock River Hunter Welch Shares Tale
Mr. Cornelius Welch recalls a Rock River rabbit hunt begun Tuesday morning with a lone march to the river. He filled his pouch with seven rabbits before returning home, saying many more lay wounded in holes. Welch, over sixty, presents the tale with seasoned flair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Welch
Rock River
Welch
Rock River Bottom
Markeman
Western Library Association Convenes in Rock Island
The Western Library Association met at Harper house parlors in Rock Island on Wednesday morning. Dr. CO Truesdale welcomed guests, and W F Poole of Chicago gave the opening address. O W Merrill led a discussion on catalogues, with an afternoon drive to the Rock Island arsenal and a late evening talk by K H Linderfelt on Some Modern Systems of Classification and Notation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Library Association
Rock Island
Harper House
CO. Truesdale
W. F. Poole
Chicago
O. W. Merril
Cincinnati Public Library
Rock Island Arsenal
K. H. Linderfelt
Suwaukee
Rock Island Children’s Carriage Co Displays Elegant Parlor Goods
A visitor reports the Rock Island Children’s Carriage Co shows handsome durable reed and tatten parlor furniture including sofas rocking chairs and parlor screens. Their home industry is praised as affordable and high quality with stock well below Eastern market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Children’s Carriage Co
Dkstator
Gariumna
Issn
Lon
Destruction of Iowa Art Exhibit Cars in Collision
Early Sunday a railroad collision eight miles above Burlington Iowa wrecked cars carrying Iowa exhibit items for the New Orleans fair. Many works by Mary Scott and other Iowa artists were destroyed or badly damaged, with paintings, embroidery, china, and collections from Cedar Falls, Dubuque, Muscatine, and Waterloo largely ruined. Some items survived in poor condition, while others remained intact or unrecoverable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Aafu
Burlington Evening Gazette
Mary Scott
Iowa
Dubuque
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falla
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
New Orleans
Willibe
Hunters Fail to Score as Wolf and Rabbits Elude Chase
A party of four Molne Nimrods hunting in the bush armed with breech-loading shotguns fail to bag game. One rabbit drowns after fleeing into a river. another escapes as a lone hunter pursues comrades. A wolf spooks the party then escapes, leaving them home with only one rabbit and their gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seid
Hint
Photograph of a cyclone sighting near Howard City Da kota
Gaylord arrived in the city with a photo of the August cyclone from Howard City. The image, taken eighteen miles away, shows a funnel shaped cloud extending to the ground with a belt lifting objects as the sky remains clear beneath. The tunnel appears to span about 100 feet, tearing up earth and trees as it moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord
Howard City
Dakota
Funeral of Minnie Johnson at Swedish Lutheran Church
Minnie Johnson died at fourteen after typoid fever four weeks earlier. Funeral services were led by Rev C P Rydholm at the church and Riverside cemetery, with six pallbearers among her high school class mates. She was beloved for her sweet dispositions and bright presence, mourned by family, friends, and teachers. The obituary lists school officers and a planned New Year party for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Johnson
Swedish Lutheran Church
C. P. Rydholm
Augustana College
Horaelt
Minnie
Riverside Cemetery
Ife
Sudden Death of Black Hawk Nursery Proprietor
Darius F. Kinney 72 proprietor of the Black Hawk nursery died suddenly on a De Witt platform while catching a Northwestern train to attend the lows Horticultural meeting. Dr. Morgan pronounced heart disease. Kinney was born in Virginia lived in Newark then Davenport where he moved four years ago. He was an Odd Fellows member. The remains will be taken to Davenport for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darius F. Kinney
Black Hawk Nursery
de Witt
Lows
Dr. Morgan
Virginia
Newark
Black Hawk
Davenport
The
Odd Fellows
Association Charities Board Meeting and Elections
The Moline Associated Charities board schedules a Monday afternoon meeting at 2 o'clock to settle unfinished business audit reports and accounts. A Friday evening session next week will decide where the next meeting will be held and will invite three new directors to fill vacancies left by expiring terms of B Fish and H Kubler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Associated Charities
Pheyer
Salso
B.fish
Hi. Kubler
Erin
Excursion to San Francisco by Southern Route
Fragmented OCR text describes an excursion to San Francisco via the Southern route. References to Rock Island and Burlington and Missouri lines appear as partial items amid garbled wording. The readable content points to travel arrangements and railroad mentions without a clear event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Rock
Island
Dees
Burlington
The
Missouri
Swedish singer Bertha Krause dies in Moline life near Gustaf Adolf church
Mrs Bertha Krause born December 1 1850 in Astra Vindsoker Sodermaland Sweden. She sang with a famous Swedish ladies quartet touring Norway Sweden Denmark Germany Holland and France before marrying Christian Krause of Copenhagen in Vermont in 1878. She lived in New York and Boston then with her father pastor K Erixson at Gustaf Adolf church in Moline for the past year and a half. She leaves a six year old daughter and health had failed for weeks. Chas Anderson returned to spend the winter in Moline.
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Bertha Krause
Rov K. Erixson
Guataf Adolf
Mra. Kranse
Astra Vindsoker
Sodermaland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Holland
France
Quartette
Christian Krause
Copenhagen
Vermont
New York
Boston
Moline
Nov. K. Erixson
Gustaf Adolf
Parmenter Retires After Twelve Years as Attorney
E. E. Parmenter completes three terms and twelve years as attorney for his constituents and retires to private life to focus on law practice. He is praised for faithful service, ability, and sound judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atatos
E. E. Parmenter
Attempted shooting of Orrin Carpenter shocks Lincoln crowd
Orrin A. Carpenter arrived in Lincoln and told Uriah Hills about his western life. William Burns then fired at Carpenter through a window but the bullet struck a post. Carpenter remained calm as a crowd gathered and Burns fled south. Carpenter later said he came to study the remaining investigations and returned to Sioux Falls.
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Orrini Carpenter
Peoria Journal
Orrin A. Carpenter
Lincoln
William Burns
Carpenter
Uriah Hill
Mr. Hill
Hill
Byrne
Torneys
Sioux Fall
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Palmer
Fhwale
Wannerberg
Chir
Almer
Sociable
Veeray
Library Association
Ean Esto
Associated Charities
Chas, Anderson
Denver
Oval
Seaery
Deyie
Moting
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